One of America's biggest gunmakers spent its earnings call bashing Hillary Clinton and said it plans to donate millions to the NRA

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One of America's biggest gunmakers is joining the 2016 political
fray.

Michael Fifer, CEO of Sturm, Ruger & Co., took a strong
political stance on Wednesday during the company's earnings call.

In addition to advocating support for the Second Amendment, Fifer
also pledged large donations to the National Rifle Association,
said the company will urge customers to call their congressional
representatives, discussed the composition of the Supreme Court,
and attacked Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

"We hope this call to action inspires our customers and all
freedom-loving Americans to take action in support of the Second
Amendment, especially in the months leading up to the November
election," Fifer said, kicking off the call.

In support of the Second Amendment, Fifer said Sturm, Ruger &
Co. will donate $2 to the NRA for every gun it sells, and it will
match all donations to the NRA up to $5 million until the
election on November 8.

Additionally, Fifer said the the company is urging customers to
get out and vote.

"Perhaps most importantly, we are encouraging our customers and
all Americans to have their voice heard and to vote in the
November elections," Fifer said.

"I have no doubt about it, the makeup of the Supreme Court is on
the ballot this November, and therefore the Second Amendment is
also firmly on the ballot. We think the NRA crew's institute for
legislative action is best positioned to support the key races in
the upcoming elections that will affect our firearm rights for
decades to come."

While Fifer did not mention a specific candidate that the
company's customers should vote for, he criticized Clinton.

When asked if sales would be affected if Clinton were to be
elected, Fifer said he couldn't speculate as to how but said her
positions worry the gunmaker.

Here's Fifer (emphasis ours):

"I don't think have any way of measuring the political impact or
certainly not assigning it to any one politician's comments, but
certainly this is a unique time in our history because
for the very first time ever, we have the nominee of a
major political party, one with a very reasonable likelihood of
winning the presidency, overtly stating that the Supreme Court
got it wrong in the Heller case and actively campaigning against
the lawful Commerce in Arms. That's unprecedented, and
it will be hard for any of us to believe that didn't have some
impact, but it can't be measured."

Fifer was alluding to Clinton's sweeping gun control plan, which
is a large part of her candidacy. Additionally, Clinton has said
that the Heller case, a decision by the Supreme Court in 2008
that struck down many laws governing the use of guns in
Washington, DC,
was wrong.

Fifer did not mention the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, on
the call.